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Cruise Hails Scientology at Secret Confab

'We never took our eyes off prize,' actor tells faithful

(Newser) - Tom Cruise was one of the inspirational speakers at a secret Scientology confab in Britain, apparently attributing his success to his membership in the controversial organization. Cruise was joined by Katie Holmes and daughter Suri, John Tavolta and Kelly Preston, and some 4000 other guests at the hush-hush international gathering...

LiLo Seeks to Restrain Pop
 LiLo Seeks to Restrain Pop 
DO IT, DO IT
Oct 20, 2009 10:57 AM CDT

LiLo Seeks to Restrain Pop

Michael Lohan denies daughter Lindsay wants restraining order

(Newser) - Nobody puts the "fun" back in "dysfunctional" like the Lohans. With Michael Lohan musing openly about kidnapping Lindsay and weighing in on her court case, La Lohan is set to slap a restraining order on dear old estranged dad. For his part, Michael took to, of all places,...

10 Reasons Vince Is No Fun Anymore
 10 Reasons 
 Vince Is No 
 Fun Anymore 



NOT FUNNY
Oct 20, 2009 10:55 AM CDT

10 Reasons Vince Is No Fun Anymore

Vaughn, once so promising, has started taking his audience for granted

(Newser) - Vince Vaughn, once "so money" in Swingers, just isn't living up to his promise—although Hollywood probably feels differently, considering the $63 million plus that his last mediocre film (Couples Retreat) made in its first two weeks. In the Los Angeles Times, Betsy Sharkey lists her top 10 problems...

Birkhead: Prosecutor Pressured Me
 Birkhead: 
 Prosecutor 
 Pressured Me 
HOWARD K STERN HEARING
Oct 20, 2009 4:08 AM CDT

Birkhead: Prosecutor Pressured Me

Anna Nicole Smith's former lover says he was told to 'ramp up' testimony

(Newser) - Anna Nicole Smith's babydaddy Larry Birkhead took the stand again yesterday in the Howard K Stern hearing, and testified that the prosecution pressured him to "ramp up" his testimony because he appeared to be taking Stern's side. "I felt I personally did my best and I was being...

Liz Taylor: The First Paparazzi Magnet
 Liz Taylor: 
 The First 
 Paparazzi 
 Magnet 
BOOK REVIEW
Oct 19, 2009 10:10 AM CDT

Liz Taylor: The First Paparazzi Magnet

New biography offers a 'yummy' look at the actress who truly mastered fame

(Newser) - Elizabeth Taylor, whose affair with Eddie Fisher was more scandalous than the Brad-Jen-Angelina triangle can ever hope to be, is “a pioneer for the Madonnas and Lindsay Lohans of today, women whose personal lives occupy more of the public imagination than does their creative work,” writes Laura Miller...

Khloe, Lamar Finalize Prenup
 Khloe, Lamar Finalize Prenup 
CAN BUY ME LOVE
Oct 19, 2009 6:30 AM CDT

Khloe, Lamar Finalize Prenup

Kardashian, Odom can finally make their union legal—thank heavens!

(Newser) - True love has prevailed in the fairytale romance of Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom, who have finalized—though not yet signed—their long-awaited pre-nup and can now finally tie the knot legally, TMZ reports. Though Lamar will keep the money he makes from his Lakers contract—up to $33 million—...

Taylor Swift: Finally, a Feel-Good Teen Idol

It's OK if your kids like her—she's no Miley, Britney, or Paris

(Newser) - Nine-year-old girls can get thong underwear at Wal-Mart, and the hypersexualized antics of Miley et al. rule the headlines. So Hans Eisenbeis was understandably concerned when his ultrasheltered 11-year-old took a shine to Taylor Swift. “Is she too grown up for Phoebe?” he writes for DoubleX. “Is Swift...

Judge Bans Talk of Anna Nicole's Lesbian Tryst
Judge Bans Talk of Anna Nicole's Lesbian Tryst
HOWARD K STERN HEARING
Oct 16, 2009 9:45 AM CDT

Judge Bans Talk of Anna Nicole's Lesbian Tryst

Alleged affair with shrink off limits, but bodyguard spills on near-death

(Newser) - Anyone hoping for steamy testimony of Anna Nicole Smith’s alleged lesbian affair with her shrink will be disappointed: The judge in Howard K. Stern’s hearing squelched that topic yesterday, saying, “I’m not going to turn this into some circus sideshow,” the New York Daily News ...

Set Your DVR: Tyra Airs First Televised Colonic

A colonic, by the way, is when ' they suck the poo out of you,' Banks explains

(Newser) - You might want to start writing your thank-you notes to Tyra Banks now. The talk show host is doing what can only be classified as a public service by airing the first televised colonic on her show today, Dlisted reports. Not exactly sure what a colonic is? Well, let Tyra...

Tracy Morgan: Book Opened 'Old Wounds'
Tracy Morgan: 
Book Opened 'Old Wounds' 
INTERVIEW
Oct 15, 2009 2:51 PM CDT

Tracy Morgan: Book Opened 'Old Wounds'

Comedian talks 30 Rock, SNL, his memoir, and the first family

(Newser) - Tracy Morgan wrote his upcoming memoir I Am the New Black “because they gave me a big bag of money,” he says, adding that it took him two years to complete because“it was a lot of old wounds reopened,” he tells Time. “It was a...

Some UK Tabloid Stories Are Fake: Documentary

Starsuckers exposes tabloids' habit of publishing fabricated gossip

(Newser) - The upcoming British documentary Starsuckers proves what we’ve always suspected: Tabloids—at least, UK tabloids—will print just about anything, including “complete and utter babble,” the director tells the Guardian. Among the fake stories he got published—and, often, reprinted around the world: Avril Lavigne passed out...

Lilo: I Didn't Know About the Pasties

Lohan claims lack of time, experience to blame for sad state of Ungaro show

(Newser) - How in the world can Lindsay Lohan justify the inclusion of pasties in her fashion line for Ungaro? Easy. “I wasn’t aware of the nipple tassels on the girls until they were walking out,” she tells People. As for the general disaster that was the rest of...

Paris to PETA: Pig Better Off With Me Than as Bacon
Paris to PETA: Pig Better Off With Me Than as Bacon
PRINCESS PIGLETTE
Oct 15, 2009 9:52 AM CDT

Paris to PETA: Pig Better Off With Me Than as Bacon

Hilton escalates feud, says she treats 'pets like children'

(Newser) - Paris Hilton is still squealing with excitement over her new miniature piglet—“It’s a girl!” she tells Us—but she’s not pleased with PETA, which called her a “wretched example” for treating her pets “as disposable.” Not true, the heiress says: “I...

Medic: Travolta Offered $15M to Hush
 Medic: Travolta 
 Offered $15M to Hush 
EXTORTION CASE
Oct 15, 2009 9:32 AM CDT

Medic: Travolta Offered $15M to Hush

Tarino Lightbourne tries to turn the tables on John Travolta at extortion trial

(Newser) - Jett Travolta was “dead, d-e-a-d, dead” before the ambulance arrived, Bahamian paramedic Tarino Lightbourne testified yesterday—adding that it was the Travoltas’ lawyer who offered him $15 million to destroy a “Refusal of Transport/Treatment” document signed by the actor. The paramedic is charged along with a former Bahamas...

Mayer to Mag: I'll Sodomize You
 Mayer to Mag: I'll Sodomize You 
WACKY INTERVIEW
Oct 15, 2009 9:00 AM CDT

Mayer to Mag: I'll Sodomize You

John Mayer gives possibly the best interview ever to New York

(Newser) - John Mayer, always the charmer, waxed poetic on everything from Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize to sodomy with New York. Highlights:
  • On Obama’s Nobel: "Do you think I'm smart enough to be able to articulate to you why our president receiving the Nobel Peace Prize is a bit
...

Sorry Shriver Goes Hands-Free
 Sorry Shriver Goes Hands-Free 
Oct 15, 2009 8:46 AM CDT

Sorry Shriver Goes Hands-Free

Governator's wife takes questionably 'swift action' he promised

(Newser) - TMZ got an “I’m sorry” out of Maria Shriver a day after exposing her law-breaking habit of using her cell phone while driving. Hubby Arnold Schwarzenegger—who happened to sign the particular law that bans it—promised “swift action.” What does that mean? “I will...

Stern Gave Smith Valium Shots: Guard
 Stern Gave Smith 
 Valium Shots: Guard 
HOWARD K STERN HEARING
Oct 15, 2009 8:27 AM CDT

Stern Gave Smith Valium Shots: Guard

Lawyer, shrink accused of drugging Anna Nicole

(Newser) - Howard K. Stern injected Anna Nicole Smith with Valium “four or five” times in the months between her son’s death and her own, her bodyguard testified yesterday. “She couldn’t swallow,” he said. “Anna and Howard felt if they put it in the blood system...

Bachmann: 'Reckless Liar,' Rising Star

Rep's star rising on sheer controversy

(Newser) - Michele Bachmann thinks the administration is trying to eliminate the dollar. She’s refusing to fill out her census form, which, she notes, has been used to populate internment camps. And she’s suggested that Democrat-proposed privacy rules for school clinics could lead to abortion referrals for young girls. To...

Fey on Virginity: 'Couldn't Give It Away'
 Fey on 
 Virginity: 
 'Couldn't 
 Give It Away' 


WATCH THE VIDEO
Oct 15, 2009 7:21 AM CDT

Fey on Virginity: 'Couldn't Give It Away'

'Just good, Christian values,' comic tells Letterman. 'Or, being homely'

(Newser) - Tina Fey was a virgin until age 24—“couldn’t give it away,” she told David Letterman last night, as the two discussed a tabloid list of celebrities who stayed virgins until, as Fey put it, “they were really old.” Responding to Letterman, who called it...

Dress Like a Mad Man for $998
 Dress Like a Mad Man for $998 
TRENDS
Oct 14, 2009 1:32 PM CDT

Dress Like a Mad Man for $998

Mad Men 's Don Draper, John Slattery inspire real-life Brooks Brothers suits

(Newser) - Need an excuse to chain smoke and drink excessively in true 1960s style? No problem: Come Monday, you can dress up like Mad Men’s Don Draper for a mere $998. Brooks Brothers, which has collaborated on the show’s costumes, is rolling out 250 of the “Mad Men...

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